Dr Jorge Rodríguez is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Khalifa University. He holds a PhD in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (2006) and an MEng and BEng in Chemical Engineering (2001) from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) Spain.
Dr Rodríguez is currently Editor for the scientific journal Water Science & Technology. In 2019, he was elected co-Chair and Secretary of the IWA Anaerobic Digestion Specialist Group, which involves over 2,400 members. He also serves on other editorial boards such as for the journal Water Research or PLoS Water.
As the principal investigator of the Environmental Bioprocess Modelling Lab, he leads a dynamic team of graduate students and researchers. His lab maintains a network of collaborations including the UQ(AU), USC(ES), INRA(FR) and TUDelft (NL) as well as the University of South Wales (UK) where he currently holds a Visiting Professor appointment.
Dr Rodríguez has more than twenty years of research experience and has published his research extensively in scientific journals and conferences. His research interests focus on the modelling and development of microbial environmental biotechnology processes, including anaerobic digestion, microbial fermentations and bioelectrochemical systems. Recently, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he has expanded his research activities to the health sector through epidemiology modelling of the impact of interventions, vaccination strategies and international travel and since 2020 he has been advising Abu Dhabi's health authorities on the topic.
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Biological treatment of ethanolamine-rich wastewater from nuclear power plants (NPPs)
Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) - (2 years) 2022-2023
Model-based support for decision-making, interventions, and vaccine distribution for the COVID19 pandemic
Department of Health Abu Dhabi - 2021-2023
System-wide modeling and (bio)chemical characterization for optimum SEAS design, scale up, and operation
Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) - (2+ years) 2019-2022
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorgerr/
